The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-09
Worse condition.

Fifteen head of Jersey cattle just brought
into our community, will make handsome
addition to the already very numerous sup
ply of fine bloOded stock with which Vance
county is provided.
Trade among our merchants Is reported
to be very satisfactory. There appears to
be a general upward tendency in trade cir-
cles and everything seems to presage better
times in the future.
A man often ruins his constitution by not
paying strict attention to the bile laws.
- WAsteAatk Times. And Otter ruins the
(fnanciaD constitution of others, by not
paying due attention to the buy laws.
Work has been commenced on Mr.. A. e.
Zollicoffer's law building, on his lot ad-
Joining the new Methodist church. Ii Will
be of brick and make quite nice structure
for the purpose for which it is designed.
A new lot of Victory CherOotS-fve for
10 cents-iust received at Harris q Co. 5
drugstore. A mild, sweet smoke, they are
about as satisfactory as many OF the regu-
lar cent cigars OH the market. Try them.
Read F.. G.. Davis new advertisement
this week. He believes in selling goods
low and turning his money over rapidly
and so he does not permit announcements
of long standing to occupy his advertising
space.
His MANY friends were glad to see Mr.
VIM. Lehman of Reidsville here this week
A good merchant and popular as he Is
clever we are not surprised that he has
built up large trade since going to Reds
Vile.
There is a great scarcity of tobacco plant
throughout this section. Many farmers
cannot replant their crop at all, where tn
cut worms and grasshoppers have kille'
out the young plants and made the stan'
very poor.
Those who are going to build will @
course need sash, blinds and doors, shll
giles, laths, etc, and Mr.. John d. Watkln
is prepared to furnish them in any quantit
desired, at lowest figures. Call on him &c
quotations.
When YOU want anything i'll the line
groceries, provisions, etc, go to IL. Thon
ason's store. He keeps full supply
right in three particularS-viz: quallt
quantity and price.
There is improvement in the prices OF Il
commoner grades of tobacco. This WI
be encouraging news to the farmers. r
some time inferior tobacco has been selll
very low, while the better class of goo
has commanded good prices all along.
Miss Miriam Tucker of Siler City, re
tive of Mr.. j. B. Tucker of Henderst
spent some days here on visit to his ia
ily last week. She was accompanied
Mr. James Perkins, a student in the hi
school at Siler, in which institution NJ
Tucker is teacher.
DIR. b. F. Dixon preached an excell'
sermon at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning. 1t was real disappoi
ment to many of our people not to hs
been able to hear him again at night,
as he left several children sick at the A
lum he was compelled to return home
the afternoon.
Miss Carrie Smoot returned home
week from Charlotte, where she has
at school the past session. She met
warm reception at the hands OF
many friends who gladly welcomed
hame again. Her sister Miss Willie W
up to the closing exercises of her sch
and returned home with her.
Why don't some of the paragraph l
invent a joke or two about the man of
house coming home these nights and 5
ming on carpet tack? House clear
days you know are greatly on hand
trio Light They would have to tt
their minds too severely in order to b
out all the fine points in such joke.